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    3. 一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁

    一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁

    一いち河がの​流ながれ​を​汲くむ​も​他た生しょうの​縁えん

    the events of today are destined by the past

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab64 strokes

    いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえん

    Expressions

    1.
    the events of today are destined by the past, even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life, even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    河
    かわ…(4)
    river
    Kanji
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
    Kanji
    汲
    く.む…(2)
    draw (water)・ladle・scoop・pump
    Kanji
    他
    ほか…(1)
    other・another・the others
    Kanji
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    縁
    ふち・ふち.どる・ゆかり・よすが・へり・えにし…(2)
    affinity・relation・connection・edge・border…(2)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
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    • 河
    • 流
    • 汲
    • 他
    • 生
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    • れ
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    • む
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